Consulting Work (Real World Project) I worked on this project under my consultancy - Digital Anthro

Lifestyle | Professional Black Women | Dating | DC | Community

Role & Impact

• Role: Founding Full-stack Software Engineer (Consultant)
• Impact:
  • I was a technical advisor on the UI/UX design and research phases of the Member Portal application
  • I built a web-based microservice that took users through a subscription and background verification funnel, eventually leading to a member dashboard, where they can do various actions, including:
    • Updating profile info, which updates in the mobile app
    • Delete their profile - removes profile from mobile app
    • Update subscription
    • Collect rewards and discounts
    • List articles from the marketing website
    • View and contact your personal matchmaker
  • Integrated the Stripe API to power multiple checkout flows and surfaced MongoDB data within the payment funnel and member dashboard to support dynamic pricing and account visibility.
  • Integrated the Rewardful API with the Stripe API to enable members to earn and redeem discount credits.
  • Containerized the application with Docker and configured AWS CodePipeline to support automated CI/CD workflows.
  • Implemented a cross-application cookie flow between the registration microservice, membership dashboard, and the marketing site to maintain shared session/state awareness.
  • I wrote extensive documentation - walkthrough videos, userflow diagrams, system diagrams, and password/credential documentation to limit the cognitive load for new engineers on the project.

Tech & Project Type

• Project Type: Dashboard | Payment Flow | UI/UX | Background Verification Flow | Microservice
• Built & tested with: Vue, Vuex, Express, Stripe API, Rewardful API

Context

CarpeDM Dating is a DC-based exclusive, member-only, video-first dating app and personalized matchmaking service designed for professional Black women and those seeking to date them. As a consultant brought on during their initial stages, I helped scope out the UX and lead the development of their web-based member onboarding process and membership dashboard.

Technical Details on Contribution Work

👁️ UI/UX Advisory

Partnered with a two-person design studio Talooka Studio to advise on the design strategy and UX architecture of the member onboarding and membership dashboard.

👥 Member Onboarding & Dashboard User Flow